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Osco Township vs Ustick Township

37 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (4.6× in Osco Township) and typical home built (24 yrs in Osco Township).

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Osco Township, ILA small town of 386Henry County · 386 people
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Ustick Township, ILA small town of 410Whiteside County · 410 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

Osco TownshipA small town of 386
Quiet strengthsOsco Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Osco Township →
Ustick TownshipA small town of 410
Quiet strengthsUstick Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Ustick Township →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Jobs per worker4.6×
Osco Township is more of a job hub
Osco Township 0.32Ustick Township 0.07
Typical home built24 yrs
Osco Township’s homes are older
Ustick Township 1962Osco Township 1938
Property tax bill+26%
Tax bills are bigger in Ustick Township
Ustick Township $3,627Osco Township $2,885
Average commute5 min
Osco Township has the shorter commute
Ustick Township 30 minOsco Township 25 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $230 more a month in Ustick Township

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Osco Township$1,210/mo
Typical home $185K (Census) · tax rate 1.56% · Housing →
Ustick Township$1,440/mo
Typical home $218K (Census) · tax rate 1.67% · Housing →

The difference: $230 a month, about $2,800 a year, between Ustick Township and Osco Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
Osco TownshipUstick Township
Snow a year28″32″
January low15°F12°F
July high86°F83°F
Growing season (days)180d167d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)39th33rd
Outdoors & history
Osco TownshipUstick Township
Trails—2 mi
Conserved land—1.5%
Community
Osco TownshipUstick Township
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

37 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Osco TownshipHenry CountyUstick TownshipWhiteside County
Osco Township ↔ Ustick Township37 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Osco TownshipUstick Township
People
Population 386Lowest 410Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -9.8%
Median age 61.5±8Highest 58% above IL 60.4±3.1Lowest 55% above IL
Osco Township and Ustick Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 9.8%±9.8Lowest IL: 21.8% 14.4%±14.2Highest IL: 21.8%
Ustick Township and Osco Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 33.7%±6.7Highest IL: 17% 31.7%±10Lowest IL: 17%
Osco Township and Ustick Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24.1%Lowest IL: 37.8% 30.5%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.9%±6.2Highest IL: 6.3% 0%±4.5Lowest IL: 6.3%
Osco Township and Ustick Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $110,119±$38kHighest 32% above IL $101,083±$43kLowest 21% above IL
Osco Township and Ustick Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $184,800±$63kLowest 30% below IL $217,500±$59kHighest 17% below IL
Ustick Township and Osco Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,885Lowest 46% below IL $3,627Highest 32% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 IL: 47.9% —
Below poverty line 2.6%Highest IL: 11.8% 0%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 91.3%Lowest IL: 67.1% 95.3%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 33 yrs older than IL 1962Highest 9 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minLowest 10% below IL 30 minHighest 7% above IL
Work from home 17%±12.4Highest IL: 15.9% 0%±6.8Lowest IL: 15.9%
Osco Township and Ustick Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 miLowest 17.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.32Highest 0.07Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Geneseo (15%)Morrison (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Ustick TownshipFew work in Osco Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 1.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 2.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.4 1.4
Illinois average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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